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Chaparral shrubland ecosystems are an iconic feature of the
California landscape, and a highly biodiverse yet highly flammable
backdrop to some of the fastest growing urban areas in the United
States. Chaparral-type ecosystems are a common element of all of
the world's Mediterranean-type climate regions - of which
California is one - yet there is little public appreciation of the
intrinsic value and the ecosystem services that these landscapes
provide. Valuing Chaparral is a compendium of contributions from
experts in chaparral ecology and management, with a focus on the
human relationship with chaparral ecosystems. Chapters cover a wide
variety of subjects, ranging from biodiversity to ecosystem
services like water provision, erosion control, carbon
sequestration and recreation; from the history of human
interactions with chaparral to current education and conservation
efforts; and from chaparral restoration and management to scenarios
of the future under changing climate, land use, and human
population. Valuing Chaparral will be of interest to resource
managers, the research community, policy makers, and the public who
live and work in the chaparral dominated landscapes of California
and other Mediterranean-type climate regions.
Chaparral shrubland ecosystems are an iconic feature of the
California landscape, and a highly biodiverse yet highly flammable
backdrop to some of the fastest growing urban areas in the United
States. Chaparral-type ecosystems are a common element of all of
the world's Mediterranean-type climate regions - of which
California is one - yet there is little public appreciation of the
intrinsic value and the ecosystem services that these landscapes
provide. Valuing Chaparral is a compendium of contributions from
experts in chaparral ecology and management, with a focus on the
human relationship with chaparral ecosystems. Chapters cover a wide
variety of subjects, ranging from biodiversity to ecosystem
services like water provision, erosion control, carbon
sequestration and recreation; from the history of human
interactions with chaparral to current education and conservation
efforts; and from chaparral restoration and management to scenarios
of the future under changing climate, land use, and human
population. Valuing Chaparral will be of interest to resource
managers, the research community, policy makers, and the public who
live and work in the chaparral dominated landscapes of California
and other Mediterranean-type climate regions.
Preface to the Second Edition Since publication of the first
edition, continuing developments in histopathology have motivated
the inclusion of four new chapters: cytology, immunohistology,
quality control and assessment, and the autopsy. The increasing use
of cytology in clinical practice and advances in techniques and
diagnostic interpretation justify the devotion of more space than
formerly to this important topic. Immunohistology now merits a
separate chapter because it has a status beyond that of being just
another "special stain" and there are certain aspects of technique
and interpretation that are peculiar to it. Quality control and
assessment in histopathology are very topical and important now
that greater attention is being paid to cost effectiveness and the
auditing of many aspects of clinical practice. The autopsy is an
integral part of the professional life of a histopathologist and,
though it lacks the immediate clinical impact of the biopsy
diagnosis, it nevertheless constitutes an important activity in all
hospitals; without detailing dissection techniques I have provided
some information and guidance about the autopsy which I believe
will be useful to trainees and of interest to others. The remainder
of the book has been thoroughly revised and updated, and
illustrations and tables added where experience has shown that the
text is insufficient. Sheffield, October 1986 J. C. E. Underwood
Preface to the First Edition This book is primarily addressed to
the needs of the trainee histopathologist.
Climate change mitigation and sustainable practices are now at the
top of political and technical agendas. Environmental system
modelling provides a way of appraising options and this book will
make a significant contribution to the uptake of such systems. It
provides knowledge of the principles involved in modelling systems,
builds confidence amongst designers and offers a broad perspective
of the potential of these new technologies.
The aim of the book is to provide an understanding of the
concepts and principles behind predictive modelling methods; review
progress in the development of the modelling software available;
and explore modelling in building design through international case
studies based on real design problems.
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes
over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American
and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists,
including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames
Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal
Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books,
works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works
of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value
to researchers of domestic and international law, government and
politics, legal history, business and economics, criminology and
much more.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++Yale Law School
LibraryCTRG98-B1068Detroit, Mich.: Patent Law Pub. Co., 1920.
xxviii, 326 p.: forms; 22 cm
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